Oval snuffbox in 750°/°° yellow and rose gold. By Nicolas MA - Lot 332

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Oval snuffbox in 750°/°° yellow and rose gold. By Nicolas MA - Lot 332
Oval snuffbox in 750°/°° yellow and rose gold. By Nicolas MARGUERIT. Paris, 1774. Oval in shape, opening with a hinged lid. Decorated on all sides against a guilloché background with friezes of ripples, fillets, and foliage. Around the rim, cartouches with musical instruments at the corners. On the lid, a central cartouche featuring a dove, a quiver, and a flaming torch against a foliage background. Hallmarks of Nicolas MARGUERIT (Admitted as a master on January 17, 1763, under the sponsorship of goldsmith Germain Chayé). His first hallmark was struck on January 25, 1763. Second hallmark struck in 1770. He established his workshop on Rue de Montmorency around 1782, then at Place or Carrefour des Trois-Maries (from 1783 to 1787), and finally on Rue Hillerin-Bertin (from 1788 to 1790). Weight: 130.33 g. Length: 76 mm - Depth: 55 mm - Height: 30 mm.
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